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i have never lived in los angeles longer than it took to complete a film or do a run of a play. the reason i do not live out there and have never chosen to is that, to me, it is a completely separate and insular society. i like being part of the world. one of the reasons i live to new york is that it is the closest i can get to the rest of the world and still be in the united states. i don't understand these people whose major interests revolve only around themselves. so don't ask me that question because i cannot answer it. [laughter] >> how does our can your advocacy for planned parenthood speak to both liberals and conservatives? >> we have great common ground. i don't believe anyone who is pro-choice -- and i will say anti-choice, not the other term because that is crap. no one thinks of abortion as a method of birth control. we don't choose abortion lightly. the idea is to prevent unwanted pregnancies. isnned parenthood's stand every child wanted. now where is the problem with these anti-choice people? don't they want the same thing? which is not to have unintended pregnanc
i have never lived in los angeles longer than it took to complete a film or do a run of a play. the reason i do not live out there and have never chosen to is that, to me, it is a completely separate and insular society. i like being part of the world. one of the reasons i live to new york is that it is the closest i can get to the rest of the world and still be in the united states. i don't understand these people whose major interests revolve only around themselves. so don't ask me that...
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>> interestingly enough, i will be watching from los angeles. i am leaving town on wednesday. i will see some of it here, but the truth is, in all politics, these are so locked down by corporate interests. it is still best to watch it on tv. c-span shows the entire thing. it will be interesting to watch my home town being portrayed from someplace like los angeles. i am looking forward to that. >> he is going to have the last word. if we did not get to your call, apologize, but to let us know what you think on twitter. you can send us say -- a tweet. you can also check out what other people are saying and check out the conversation at facebook dot com/c-span. we will bring you some of the past democratic national convention speeches from truman to clinton, starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >> i can only surmise, you know -- in the movie, we rattle a lot of cages. >> i grabbed my cameraman and continued -- pretended to be important. i had to escort the security council back to the airport, and i finagled my weight onto one of the un buses. the security council people seemed pr
>> interestingly enough, i will be watching from los angeles. i am leaving town on wednesday. i will see some of it here, but the truth is, in all politics, these are so locked down by corporate interests. it is still best to watch it on tv. c-span shows the entire thing. it will be interesting to watch my home town being portrayed from someplace like los angeles. i am looking forward to that. >> he is going to have the last word. if we did not get to your call, apologize, but to...
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finally, david savage has been a supreme court correspondent for the los angeles time since 1986. he has had an excellent vantage point from which to observe the actions and changes over three decades. he is author of the supreme court which covered the efforts of the first bush administrations. he ao writes a monthly column and offers regular legal commentary. david to is not a lawyer and you're up in the pittsburgh area. -- who grew up in the pittsburgh area. >> thank you. it is great to be here to talk about the upcoming supreme court term. we have already had one mystery solved. now we know why he wore this very fetching suits. but not think i have much of a shot at that. your state has to be visible from outer space. -- your suit has to be visible from outer space. here i was thinking i was somehow privileged to be asked the pre before the supreme court review this year. i was simply asked because i happen to be his girlfriend boss. it was a privilege to have a chance to write the preview with my colleague who clerked for the chief justice a four years ago. i commend that two
finally, david savage has been a supreme court correspondent for the los angeles time since 1986. he has had an excellent vantage point from which to observe the actions and changes over three decades. he is author of the supreme court which covered the efforts of the first bush administrations. he ao writes a monthly column and offers regular legal commentary. david to is not a lawyer and you're up in the pittsburgh area. -- who grew up in the pittsburgh area. >> thank you. it is great...
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we heard earlier from los angeles mayor, antonio villaraigosa. he is the chairman of the democratic national convention committee. he says defeating the republicans is the best way to end gridlock. he spoke to mike allen. we will take a look. way past my bedtime. you were late. >> i left way pastor bedtime as well. >> it is great to have the. what will people know after barack obama -- about barack obama after this convention that they don't now? >> i think people know a lot about president obama. i think we will remind him what he has done. what he has done to put us in a better place. what he is done to stop the hemorrhaging of 8000 jobs when he took office. 3.5 million jobs over a 1 month period of time. what he has done is stopping the hemorrhaging. a save the auto industry. turn at gm from a bankrupt company to the leading auto manufacturer of the world. >> tell the story of the last few years. 29 consecutive months of job growth that is up more than in the eight years before. there will be other stories in their. a great family man. a man w
we heard earlier from los angeles mayor, antonio villaraigosa. he is the chairman of the democratic national convention committee. he says defeating the republicans is the best way to end gridlock. he spoke to mike allen. we will take a look. way past my bedtime. you were late. >> i left way pastor bedtime as well. >> it is great to have the. what will people know after barack obama -- about barack obama after this convention that they don't now? >> i think people know a lot...
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there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should chart a different path than arizona, than alabama. if it is not clear what i feel, i made it clear. >> in your capacity as chair of the democratic national convention, it has been announced that the venue for tomorrow night's speech will be moved from the bank of america stadium, 75,000 seats to the much smaller venues, the time warner cable arena. i understand that the official explanation is severe weather forecast, but were you really going to be able to fill all of those seats? >> absolutely. absolutely. look, we were saying until last night, all of us, the show wi
there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should...
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[cheers and applause] he is the 41st mayor of los angeles. he was first born on july 1, 2005 and reelected to a second term 2005. he served on the los angeles city council and in the california state assembly. he is also the former president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i can assure you that we did not plan to wear the same color tonight. it is now my pleasure to turn over the gavel to my friends in the permanent chair of the 46 the democratic national convention, mayor antonio villaraigosa. >> thank you. thank you. i love you. thank you for your leadership of this great party and your role in planning this convention. i am honored to serve as the chair of this historic 2012 dnc where we will renominate president obama and vice president joe biden. [cheers and applause] as i introduce the permit share of the 2012 convention, as i introduced the first official to ask a here, congressman steny hoyer to give remarks on behalf of the convention parliamentarians, thank you. >> thank you so much. thank you, mr. mayor. good afternoon, delegates
[cheers and applause] he is the 41st mayor of los angeles. he was first born on july 1, 2005 and reelected to a second term 2005. he served on the los angeles city council and in the california state assembly. he is also the former president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i can assure you that we did not plan to wear the same color tonight. it is now my pleasure to turn over the gavel to my friends in the permanent chair of the 46 the democratic national convention, mayor antonio...
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you know, i am proud to be the mayor of the great city of los angeles, the city of america's hope and promise at the entertainment capital of the world, but i have to tell you -- when it comes to entertainment, too great stories and tall tales, the republican convention gave hollywood a run for their money. you know, it has been a privilege of a lifetime to hold the gavel at this historic convention where tonight, barack obama will accept our party's nomination for a second term as president of the united states. [applause] look around you, everyone. this has been the most diverse, most inclusive convention ever held anywhere in the united states of america. [applause] a convention not just of symbolism, but of substance. this is the first time that a major party platform recognizes marriages equality as a basic human right. [applause] and this is the reflection of who we are as a party and who we can be as a nation. because as democrats, as americans, whenever we have opened up our party and our country, whenever we have opened up our doors for more of our people, whenever we deepen
you know, i am proud to be the mayor of the great city of los angeles, the city of america's hope and promise at the entertainment capital of the world, but i have to tell you -- when it comes to entertainment, too great stories and tall tales, the republican convention gave hollywood a run for their money. you know, it has been a privilege of a lifetime to hold the gavel at this historic convention where tonight, barack obama will accept our party's nomination for a second term as president of...
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there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should chart a different path than arizona, than alabama. if it is not clear what i feel, i made it clear. >> in your capacity as chair of the democratic national convention, it has been announced that the venue for tomorrow night's speech will be moved from the bank of america stadium, 75,000 seats to the much smaller venues, the time warner cable arena. i understand that the official explanation is severe weather forecast, but were you really going to be able to fill all of those seats? >> absolutely. absolutely. look, we were saying until last night, all of us, the show wi
there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should...
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this morning they have antonio villaraigosa, the mayor of los angeles, and chairman of the democratic national convention. he is the newsmaker this morning at the politico play book breakfast. that is due to start about 8:30 a.m. a couple of e-mails we've received on the question we're asking this morning of president obama's '08 supporters, i will be voting for president obama again, just because i like him, it has nothing to do with party, it is because is he as aligned himself with compassionon and i think he calls the world just a bit. another e-mail was bob, is bob from venice, florida, i went with obama four years ago as an independent and will do so again. the alternative is a pair of candidates who are building their campaign on a foundation of lies and distorted information. next call comes from armondo in bar harbor maine. are you sticking with the president in 2012? >> you know i'm not. i am desperately hopeing -- >> [inaudible] >> i think that when he started the term focusing on health care, i thought that was important, something that would help, business, right? if you
this morning they have antonio villaraigosa, the mayor of los angeles, and chairman of the democratic national convention. he is the newsmaker this morning at the politico play book breakfast. that is due to start about 8:30 a.m. a couple of e-mails we've received on the question we're asking this morning of president obama's '08 supporters, i will be voting for president obama again, just because i like him, it has nothing to do with party, it is because is he as aligned himself with...
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we will have live coverage of mitt romney in los angeles here on c-span. president obama in ohio this afternoon, he will be speaking in ohio at 4:20. earlier today, just about one hour to it -- one hour ago, the president was at a campaign rally in cincinnati, where he announced efforts to put an end to campaign subsidies -- put an end to manufacturing subsidies to china. [applause] ♪ >> hello, cincinnati. [cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you so much. it is good to be back in cincinnati. it is good to be in ohio. it is great to be in this beautiful city. it seems like we should have a picnic. [cheers and applause] who has got the chicken? [cheers and applause] love chicken. loved the qaeda salad. [cheers and applause] -- love of potato salad. baked beans. [cheers and applause] can everyone please give andrew a great round of applause? [cheers and applause] he did great. let me say, first of all, we could not be prouder of andrews service to our country as a veteran. we are grateful to him. obviously, we'r
we will have live coverage of mitt romney in los angeles here on c-span. president obama in ohio this afternoon, he will be speaking in ohio at 4:20. earlier today, just about one hour to it -- one hour ago, the president was at a campaign rally in cincinnati, where he announced efforts to put an end to campaign subsidies -- put an end to manufacturing subsidies to china. [applause] ♪ >> hello, cincinnati. [cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you....
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host: let's get a call from los angeles, fran in los angeles on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span, and professor. romney outsourced jobs to china when he was the owner of bain capital from 1998 to 2002. he has said that he's not concerned about the poor. the republicans blocked the jobs bill that president obama offered, because they wanted him to fail. why do you think that mr. romney and the republicans would do better than president obama in the next four years? necessarily think that mr. romney and the republicans would do better in the next four years, personally. however, i do think that mr. romney and other republicans have an audience in virginia, a core element of support. those individuals feel that mr. romney and the republicans will do better. there's a sentiment in virginia that government is too big and the debt is too high. i don't think anyone would disagree with the fact that the debt is too high. some opponents of president obama are saying you have had your chance, so give someone else a chance. and there's the talk about whether or
host: let's get a call from los angeles, fran in los angeles on the democratic line. caller: good morning, c-span, and professor. romney outsourced jobs to china when he was the owner of bain capital from 1998 to 2002. he has said that he's not concerned about the poor. the republicans blocked the jobs bill that president obama offered, because they wanted him to fail. why do you think that mr. romney and the republicans would do better than president obama in the next four years? necessarily...
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the mayor of los angeles will speak along with steny hoyer in the 5:00 p.m. hour. host: anthony foxx will be a guest on this program this morning. these are some of the featured speakers. host: ted strickland, former governor of ohio. chicago mayor rahm emanuel. deval patrick will also be speaking. susan ferrechio, anybody else jump out at you besides the two finalist we've been talking about all morning? guest: governor all malick is a name that stands out for me. he's the governor of maryland -- governor martin o'malley. he is seen as a rising star in the party. i'm not surprised they give him a promise speaking role. he is well liked and won pretty handily in all of his elections. i do recall he was a hillary clinton supporter. he was working for her back in the 2008 primary. he is now speaking at the dnc for president obama. he is somebody will hear a lot more from in the year is going forward. host: any tension left between the clinton camp and the obama camp? guest: i think some of that has been resolved. i think that obama and president clinton have made the
the mayor of los angeles will speak along with steny hoyer in the 5:00 p.m. hour. host: anthony foxx will be a guest on this program this morning. these are some of the featured speakers. host: ted strickland, former governor of ohio. chicago mayor rahm emanuel. deval patrick will also be speaking. susan ferrechio, anybody else jump out at you besides the two finalist we've been talking about all morning? guest: governor all malick is a name that stands out for me. he's the governor of maryland...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- from los angeles, california. y[applause] >> some of you may remember that earlier this year republicans shut me out of my hearing on contraception. they did not hear from a single woman, even though they were debating an issue that affects nearly every woman. because it happened in congress, people notice, but it happens all the time. to many women are shut out of silence-- and silenced, so while i am honored to be at this podium, it could easily have been any one of you. i am here because i spoke out, and this system for each of us must speak out here again we have heard about two profoundly different futures that could await women in this country. and how one of those looks like an oensive, obsolete relic of our past. they are not imagined. the future could become real. in that america, your new president could become a man who stands by when a public figure tries to silence of private citizens and on which hate, a man who will not stand up to those slurs or any of the victim did not voices in his own party. it
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- from los angeles, california. y[applause] >> some of you may remember that earlier this year republicans shut me out of my hearing on contraception. they did not hear from a single woman, even though they were debating an issue that affects nearly every woman. because it happened in congress, people notice, but it happens all the time. to many women are shut out of silence-- and silenced, so while i am honored to be at this...
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this is a "los angeles times" head line covering the welfare attack the first panel discussed. it was repeated by rick santorum at the republican convention. this clip got a lot of play. people found it very refreshing that the "los angeles times" was willing to directly call out rick santorum and to say that the claim was inaccurate. it does not say, repeats welfare attack calls -- called inaccurate. there is no punch polling. it is very direct. this is the person making the claim, and it is inaccurate. this is a kind of coverage we do not often see. it is quite powerful. it has the potential to make politicians think twice, to make them have that conversation that was talked about in the first panel. do we want to go over this ? fact texting is not magic -- over this line? fact checking is not magic. what else constructively can journalists do? this is an example i think might be especially helpful to reporters. think about how to report a story. you guys don't write your own head lice. i understand. you do not have control over whether you can get a line like that into your
this is a "los angeles times" head line covering the welfare attack the first panel discussed. it was repeated by rick santorum at the republican convention. this clip got a lot of play. people found it very refreshing that the "los angeles times" was willing to directly call out rick santorum and to say that the claim was inaccurate. it does not say, repeats welfare attack calls -- called inaccurate. there is no punch polling. it is very direct. this is the person making...
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there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should chart a different path than arizona, than alabama. if it is not clear what i feel, i made it clear. >> in your capacity as chair of the democratic national convention, it has been announced that the venue for tomorrow night's speech will be moved from the bank of america stadium, 75,000 seats to the much smaller venues, the time warner cable arena. i understand that the official explanation is severe weather forecast, but were you really going to be able to fill all of those seats? >> absolutely. absolutely. look, we were saying until last night, all of us, the show wi
there is a protest in los angeles county over the deportation rate. the trust act, the frank sharry mentioned before, that would withdraw participation, should gerry broz -- jerry brown sign that law? >> absolutely. and all of these issues -- marriage equality i took on in 1994. it was not popular speaking in spanish, broken spanish, maria elena would say, in 1994, but it was the right thing to do. governor jerry brown should sign it. i expect him to sign it. this is a state that should...
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she says -- host: amber on the independent line from los angeles. what is undermine this morning/ -- what is on your mind this morning? caller: thank you for taking my call. i think a president should have a little bit more thought about what he says to any group of people. as my family has been in this country and i've worked my whole life, i've never been on government assistance. but i do pay taxes. i don't feel that we are victims. i do not feel we are victims. my uncle has a purple heart. i look at how he now needs because he served his country a little bit of assistance. i think it is awful the comments he made. i wish he would say, does he feel that way about us who work in this country day in and day out, struggling to survive and getting our kids to school. does mitt romney feel that way about 47% of americans? that breaks my heart. host: thank you for calling in. these are mitt romney's comments from tuesday. [video clip] >> i recognize those people not paying income tax would say this provision of lowering income tax will not be real attr
she says -- host: amber on the independent line from los angeles. what is undermine this morning/ -- what is on your mind this morning? caller: thank you for taking my call. i think a president should have a little bit more thought about what he says to any group of people. as my family has been in this country and i've worked my whole life, i've never been on government assistance. but i do pay taxes. i don't feel that we are victims. i do not feel we are victims. my uncle has a purple heart....
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[applause] los angeles is getting green and chicago is getting an infrastructure bank because republicans and democrats are working together to get it. they didn't check their brains at the door. they didn't stop disagreeing, but their purpose was to get something done. now, why is this true? why does cooperation work better than constant conflict? because nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day. [laughter] [applause] and every one of us -- every one of us and every one of them, we're compelled to spend our fleeting lives between those two extremes, knowing we're never going to be right all the time and hoping we're right more than twice a day. [laughter] unfortunately, the faction that now dominates the republican party doesn't see it that way. they think government is always the enemy, they're always right, and compromise is weakness. just in the last couple of elections, they defeated two distinguished republican senators because they dared to cooperate with democrats on issues important to the future of the country, even national security. they beat a repu
[applause] los angeles is getting green and chicago is getting an infrastructure bank because republicans and democrats are working together to get it. they didn't check their brains at the door. they didn't stop disagreeing, but their purpose was to get something done. now, why is this true? why does cooperation work better than constant conflict? because nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day. [laughter] [applause] and every one of us -- every one of us and every...
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host: the los angeles times, pictures from their ohio visit, the respective candidates. president obama at bowling green state university, and mitt romney meeting supporters in bedford heights, ohio. take a look at those pictures. this is tennessee, on our line for republicans. caller: good morning karen i want to speak about two issues. the polls seem to be skewed toward the liberals. i rarely see any of romney. the campaigning on tv. it is all about obama. you all carry all of obama's speeches. i rarely see mitt romney. host: we carry both, i assure you. caller: this thing that happened in benghazi, biden said something has gone to happen in the middle east. and also, he went over there in the middle of august. so, does anybody else not see any correlation there to what is going on? about the cover-up? thank you. host: where caller: do see a: they do not tell the truth -- host: where do you see the cover up? guest: they do not tell the truth. they are killing people. diplomats. and also, here they are, covering up everything. and there will not tell the truth that it w
host: the los angeles times, pictures from their ohio visit, the respective candidates. president obama at bowling green state university, and mitt romney meeting supporters in bedford heights, ohio. take a look at those pictures. this is tennessee, on our line for republicans. caller: good morning karen i want to speak about two issues. the polls seem to be skewed toward the liberals. i rarely see any of romney. the campaigning on tv. it is all about obama. you all carry all of obama's...
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angeles about how his potential administration would handle the china issue. >> i will also pursue a comprehensive policy to confront china is unfair trade practices, and i will do that from day one. [applause] now, the president may think announcing new trade lawsuits less than two months before the election will distract from his record, but american businesses and workers struggling know better. host: how what mitt romney's -- would mitt romney's policy different from what the administration is doing? guest: the most obvious one is he has said he will be interested on day one naming china the currency manipulator. this is a very hot topic in washington and beyond. most economists believe china is manipulating its currency to some extent. how much, there is room for debate. the difference with mitt romney is by naming china the currency manipulator, you are upping the ante. you were doing something that will probably illicit some sort of reaction in beijing. whether that is a good idea or not is another thing up for debate. that is one area where he has tried to draw a clear differ
angeles about how his potential administration would handle the china issue. >> i will also pursue a comprehensive policy to confront china is unfair trade practices, and i will do that from day one. [applause] now, the president may think announcing new trade lawsuits less than two months before the election will distract from his record, but american businesses and workers struggling know better. host: how what mitt romney's -- would mitt romney's policy different from what the...
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whether it was a congressional race in los angeles, every recount show there is at least a thousand or more, all certified votes. senator grassley said there are over 9000 non-citizens voting in iowa. every time anybody bothers to look, there is a lot of fun qualified voters voting. for that is an example because people both in new york once and vote in florida again. whenever you dig below the rock, you find this problem, and the problem is no better digs deep. if it is not a close election. >> you are saying the evidence comes from predominantly those close elections? >> i do not know what your margin of victory was, but nobody will check to see who the voters were. there is documented instances when it does look like -- >> one would presume if there were conspiracies or movements or plans to vote and numbers fraudulently, which presumes an intent to violate the law, just mistakes that occur when somebody puts down the wrong address or votes in the wrong district, that those kinds of plants or intentional violations of law would be in some way detected, even in non-close elections. >
whether it was a congressional race in los angeles, every recount show there is at least a thousand or more, all certified votes. senator grassley said there are over 9000 non-citizens voting in iowa. every time anybody bothers to look, there is a lot of fun qualified voters voting. for that is an example because people both in new york once and vote in florida again. whenever you dig below the rock, you find this problem, and the problem is no better digs deep. if it is not a close election....
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this is los angeles. caller: good morning. i side with president obama. i bring up one. that is, they picked this number 55 and over or 55 and under without being eligible for medicare. i just have a question. what do they intend to do with people who would become eligible for medicare through disability, the social security disability program that provides medicare to individuals who have been disabled for a couple of years. what are your concerns? caller: if you are unfortunate to become disabled before you are 55, are you up the creek without a paddle or what? host: here is president obama on the campaign trail with his perspective on how to deal with health care. >> i will never turn health care into a voucher. [applause] folks have worked hard their whole lives. they should not be spending their golden years at the mercy of an insurance company. they should retire with dignity and respect. yet we have to reform and strengthen medicare for the long haul, but we will do by reducing the cost of health care, not by dumping the costs onto seniors. host: tucson, arizona i
this is los angeles. caller: good morning. i side with president obama. i bring up one. that is, they picked this number 55 and over or 55 and under without being eligible for medicare. i just have a question. what do they intend to do with people who would become eligible for medicare through disability, the social security disability program that provides medicare to individuals who have been disabled for a couple of years. what are your concerns? caller: if you are unfortunate to become...
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there is open source, some planned demonstrations, in i believe los angeles and houston, among other places. those are posted on the web. but we have no indication of anything that is violent in nature. nonetheless, immediately after the attack in benghazi, we began outreach to a number of groups within the country, faith-based groups and others, who could be the target of a violent attack and provided them with guidance on things they can do to make sure they are as safe as possible. so we continue that outreach. we continue working with our local partners in terms of what they are seeing on the ground and then monitoring the open source media. >> thank you. let me ask you, finally, what we as a government can do to counteract the impact of this film? we are a country of almost 310 billion people now. this film, hateful, really, was done by a handful of people, and yet american embassies, consulates, not only are the subject of protests, which is very much in the american spirit of civil protests and right of free speech, but going beyond that to destruction of property and at its w
there is open source, some planned demonstrations, in i believe los angeles and houston, among other places. those are posted on the web. but we have no indication of anything that is violent in nature. nonetheless, immediately after the attack in benghazi, we began outreach to a number of groups within the country, faith-based groups and others, who could be the target of a violent attack and provided them with guidance on things they can do to make sure they are as safe as possible. so we...
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los angeles is getting green and chicago is getting an infrastructure bank because republicans and democrats are working together to get it. they didn't check their brains at the door. they didn't stop disagreeing. but their purpose was to get something done. now, why is this true? why does cooperation work better than constant conflict? because nobody is right all the time. and a broken clock is right twice a day. every one of us and every one of them, we're compelled to spend our fleeting lives between those two extremes. knowing we're never going to be right all the time and hoping we're right more than twice a day. unfortunately, the faction that now dominates the republican party doesn't see it that way. they think government is always the enemy, they're always right, and compromise is weakness. just in the last couple of elections they defeated two distinguished republican senators because they dared to cooperate with democrats on issues important to the future of the country even national security. they beat a republican congressman with almost 100% voting record on every conservative
los angeles is getting green and chicago is getting an infrastructure bank because republicans and democrats are working together to get it. they didn't check their brains at the door. they didn't stop disagreeing. but their purpose was to get something done. now, why is this true? why does cooperation work better than constant conflict? because nobody is right all the time. and a broken clock is right twice a day. every one of us and every one of them, we're compelled to spend our fleeting...
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it is the third largest in the country after new york and los angeles. this tweet -- a couple other brief stories. moody's has warned the u.s. may face a debt downgrade. we will talk more about that with some of our guests this morning who are in congress. they will weigh in on what that means as they make decisions in washington. and some store is looking at 9/11 remembrances. president obama said the nation is stronger since 9/11. this is from the "washington times. mitt romney pays tribute to first responders and those serving today. mitt romney said about the return of u.s. troops from abroad, but they should not be an excuse to hollow out our military. that was at the national guard association conference. president obama was with others at the pentagon memorial yesterday. papers also looking at remembrances that happened in places throughout the country including in pennsylvania, new york, and washington, where the attacks took place. we will talk more about what's happening in congress in just a few moments during this brief work session in washin
it is the third largest in the country after new york and los angeles. this tweet -- a couple other brief stories. moody's has warned the u.s. may face a debt downgrade. we will talk more about that with some of our guests this morning who are in congress. they will weigh in on what that means as they make decisions in washington. and some store is looking at 9/11 remembrances. president obama said the nation is stronger since 9/11. this is from the "washington times. mitt romney pays...
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a very blue state and california, my goodness sakes, i was just there in los angeles and san diego and i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage foundation. go ahead. caller: good morning gentlemen and thank you for bringing this problem to our attention. i agree with you, it's a terrible problem, dependency in this country. thank you very much. my question to you, sir, have you ever considered why this is really happening? is it because of our politicians? but isn't it related somehow to changing our economic system? it's become winner take all and the 99 percent versus the 1 percent. it's so difficult for a person to make a living today. have you ever factored in the coloration between this change in our system with your statistics? guest: than
a very blue state and california, my goodness sakes, i was just there in los angeles and san diego and i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage...
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change is not only deepening diversity in places that are accustomed to it like miami and phoenix and los angeles and alice, but it is spreading diversity to places that have not known much of it in their history. from 20 -- from 2000-10, it accounted for the majority of the population in 18 states and at least 40% and seven others. it is bringing new flavors to places that have long had the demographic of a blood of white bread and mayonnaise. -- equivalent of white bread and mayonnaise. the transformation has not made its way as quickly in the political every now, but inexorable, the democracy is leaving an imprint there, too. and when bill clinton was first elected, 12% of the vote was non-wide. 80% of the vote was cast by whites. when barack obama was elected, 26% of the vote was cast by non- whites. hispanics were 2% of the vote in 1992 and 9% in 2008. and the best estimate is that 50,000 young hispanic people who were born in the u.s. and our citizens turn 18 every month, and will do so for at least the next 20 years. if whites and minorities voted in the same way they did in 2008,
change is not only deepening diversity in places that are accustomed to it like miami and phoenix and los angeles and alice, but it is spreading diversity to places that have not known much of it in their history. from 20 -- from 2000-10, it accounted for the majority of the population in 18 states and at least 40% and seven others. it is bringing new flavors to places that have long had the demographic of a blood of white bread and mayonnaise. -- equivalent of white bread and mayonnaise. the...
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host: this on twitter -- los angeles times -- below that is another political story. indian tribes betting on obama. we will go to steven in michigan, democratic caller. you are on the air. caller: how are you? thanks for c-span. the united nations, i believe that we pay for most of that. it is a shame that a couple countries can just like everything that's coming down the pike. we are all in this world together and we better learn to live together and share their resources. people are just dying every day. i think the cost that we paid is the fact that we cannot go around the world trying to be the policeman for every country under the sun. as far as i'm concerned, who cares what iran gets. if they get a nuclear missile, who are they going to kill, the israelis, their neighbors? it is a never ending more over there. those people are living 3000 years in the past. -- it is a never-ending war over there. it is the ones who rule their countries that during all this about. if we did not have the united nations to deal with it, we would have our armies on every land aroun
host: this on twitter -- los angeles times -- below that is another political story. indian tribes betting on obama. we will go to steven in michigan, democratic caller. you are on the air. caller: how are you? thanks for c-span. the united nations, i believe that we pay for most of that. it is a shame that a couple countries can just like everything that's coming down the pike. we are all in this world together and we better learn to live together and share their resources. people are just...
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i want to show you what governor romney had to seyyed when he was in los angeles about how his administration -- potential administration would handle the china issue. >> i will pursue a comprehensive policy and confront them about their unfair trade practices and i will do that from day one. the president may think that announcing new trade lawsuits less than two months before the election will distract from his record, but american businesses and workers struggling on an uneven playing field know better. host: how would his policies differ from what the administration is doing? guest: most obvious one, what mitt romney has said he would be interested on day one naming china as a currency manipulator. this is a very hot topic in washington and beyond. most economists believe that china is manipulating its currency to some extent. how much, there is room for debate. the difference is, by naming china, you are uping the ante there and doing something that will probably elicit some sort of reaction in beijing. whether or not that is a good idea is up for debate. he has tried to draw a clear dif
i want to show you what governor romney had to seyyed when he was in los angeles about how his administration -- potential administration would handle the china issue. >> i will pursue a comprehensive policy and confront them about their unfair trade practices and i will do that from day one. the president may think that announcing new trade lawsuits less than two months before the election will distract from his record, but american businesses and workers struggling on an uneven playing...
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qualified for this year's ncaa championship in los angeles. in pliesmann: on behalf of all east -- mr. fleischmann: on behalf of all east tennesseans, i want to congratulate steven fox. i look forward to many future successes at u.t.c. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? ms. schwartz: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. ms. schwartz: we've seen economic recovery over the past four years but we have work to do. the fiscal policies that end this year present a rare opportunity to set aside politics and find common ground to reduce our nation's deficit in a balanced and fiscal responsible manner. but action must be based on our priorities and means strengthening the middle class and building economic opportunity. it means spending cuts and new revenues. we will need to make tough choices, but there is a path forward if we are fair, if we a
qualified for this year's ncaa championship in los angeles. in pliesmann: on behalf of all east -- mr. fleischmann: on behalf of all east tennesseans, i want to congratulate steven fox. i look forward to many future successes at u.t.c. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? ms. schwartz: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from...
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coming up tomorrow on "newsmakers" will be los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he is the chairman of the democratic national convention. our coverage starts on tuesday. he will be talking, among other things, about the comparison between conventions and discuss part of that comparison in part of the discussion we will show you now. >> will democrats the going directly at the rye and plan? -- ryan plan? do you think that is a point of vulnerability? >> independent that checkers have said it is a point of vulnerability. in point of fact, mr. ryan is proposing to take the same $716 billion out of medicare to pay for the taxes that they want to cut, the $5 trillion in taxes. this is from a guy who has said his number 1 issue is cutting the deficit. we will talk about the deficit cutters who will say the president did not adopt the simpson-bowles act. they like to say a lot of things that they cannot report. if you look at most of the newspapers, they have looked at some of these things and say it is not true. we will set the record straight on medicare and we will s
coming up tomorrow on "newsmakers" will be los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he is the chairman of the democratic national convention. our coverage starts on tuesday. he will be talking, among other things, about the comparison between conventions and discuss part of that comparison in part of the discussion we will show you now. >> will democrats the going directly at the rye and plan? -- ryan plan? do you think that is a point of vulnerability? >> independent that...
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angeles and in other places, if you take a child in the third grade at the middle level in the 50th percentile, math and reading, and give him an excellent teacher, in two years that child will be at the 80th percentile, if you give that child a poor teacher, that child in two years will be at the 20th percentile. what more do we need to know? but that good teachers make a huge difference in the life of a child. not all the difference. not everything. most important person in the child's life is a parent, obviously. but if you can move from the 50th to the 80th with a great teacher or 50 to 20 with a poor teacher you've got to pay taeupbgs to the quality of the teaching force. the true evaluation isn't just about improving teachers. it's also about identifying who are the ones who should be promoted, rewarded, given more opportunity, given more responsibility, and encouraging out 69 profession people who are -- out of the profession people who are harming kids. host: how do you do that fairly? guest: you do it fairly through a number of monies and people with be -- can be open minde
angeles and in other places, if you take a child in the third grade at the middle level in the 50th percentile, math and reading, and give him an excellent teacher, in two years that child will be at the 80th percentile, if you give that child a poor teacher, that child in two years will be at the 20th percentile. what more do we need to know? but that good teachers make a huge difference in the life of a child. not all the difference. not everything. most important person in the child's life...
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angeles times" this morning, "voters wary of change to campaign financing." this is out of sacramento, where you live. host: bob, your thoughts? caller: my first thought is, without reading it, is i would probably be in favor of not allowing it to be done to the unions or anybody else. as a matter of fact, we do need campaign financing changes where people can run for office in some other manner, where they don't raise millions and billions and so forth. it's just kind of craze any that area. host: bob, thanks for your call. that's bob in california on our line for republicans. a couple more messages on our facebook page. this one says, we are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion, the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases while the citizens may act only by permission, which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. and tracey says, when you have a party who is not there to govern but instead to obstruct and unseat, there will be gridlock. the parties have to want to work toge
angeles times" this morning, "voters wary of change to campaign financing." this is out of sacramento, where you live. host: bob, your thoughts? caller: my first thought is, without reading it, is i would probably be in favor of not allowing it to be done to the unions or anybody else. as a matter of fact, we do need campaign financing changes where people can run for office in some other manner, where they don't raise millions and billions and so forth. it's just kind of craze...
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he's the mayor of los angeles and the chairman of the democratic national convention. the gavel will be in his hand tuesday evening. the program will start at 10:00 this morning and replay at 6:00 p.m. here's a short piece of today's program. >> will democrats go directly at the plan of ryan on medicare. sometimes it's the voucher plan. do you think that's a point of vulnerability that democrats will try to exploit in charlotte. >> independent fact checkers, not just democrats, said it's a point of vulnerability. they said point in fact, mr. ryan actually is proposing to take the same $760 billion out to pay for the taxes that they want to cut. the $5 trillion in taxes. the guy who said the number one issue is cutting the deficit. i think we'll talk about the deficit cutters that they are. they like to say that the president didn't adopt the simpson-bowles act. what they don't say is he didn't vote for it. they like to say that, you know, a lot of things that they can't support and a lot of the independent fact checkers, if you look at most of the newspapers, they look
he's the mayor of los angeles and the chairman of the democratic national convention. the gavel will be in his hand tuesday evening. the program will start at 10:00 this morning and replay at 6:00 p.m. here's a short piece of today's program. >> will democrats go directly at the plan of ryan on medicare. sometimes it's the voucher plan. do you think that's a point of vulnerability that democrats will try to exploit in charlotte. >> independent fact checkers, not just democrats, said...
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. >> you can see the entire interview with los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa at any time online at c-span.org. >> next, the president's weekly address. and then a discussion on hurricane isaac. and then u.s. tax policy. >> hi everybody. i went to fort bliss in texas where i met with some of our extord men and women in uniform to mark anotherier in combat in iraq. it was a chance to thank our troops. fort bliss is home to soldiers that took part in every part of the iraq war from the initial assault to the fight to the partnership with the iraqi people that helped give them a chance to help forge their own defendant nate any. while the war itself remains a source of controversy here at home, one thing will never be in doubt, the members of our armed forces are patriots in every sense of the word. they met every mission and performed every task that was asked of them with precision and skill. now, with no americans fighting in iraq, it is my privilege on behalf of a grateful nation to once again congratulate these soldiers on a job well done. this anniversary is a chance to apprec
. >> you can see the entire interview with los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa at any time online at c-span.org. >> next, the president's weekly address. and then a discussion on hurricane isaac. and then u.s. tax policy. >> hi everybody. i went to fort bliss in texas where i met with some of our extord men and women in uniform to mark anotherier in combat in iraq. it was a chance to thank our troops. fort bliss is home to soldiers that took part in every part of the iraq...
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along with the mayor of los angeles. we will also hear from steady hoyer. his delegates are voting on the convention rules, followed by the convention platform. followed by governor bev perdu and pat quinn, then head -- tim kane. he is the former chair of the democratic national committee. we will hear from nancy pelosi, along with the mayor of charlotte, and a fox, harry reid, and our 39th president by video, jimmy carter, who accepted his own party nomination here in 1976. also, a tribute to the late edward kennedy. nancy keenan will deliver remarks before the delegates. governor lincoln chafee of rhode island, and governor cliburn of south carolina. the former governor of ohio will deliver remarks to the delegates and kathleen sebelius, along with the chicago mayor, wrong -- rohm emmanuel. at 10:00 eastern time, martin o'malley, a potential 2016 candidate for presidency. and the first lady, michelle obama. joining us inside the arena, our national political correspondent for "the new york times." as you look at these polls, a very small percent signed --
along with the mayor of los angeles. we will also hear from steady hoyer. his delegates are voting on the convention rules, followed by the convention platform. followed by governor bev perdu and pat quinn, then head -- tim kane. he is the former chair of the democratic national committee. we will hear from nancy pelosi, along with the mayor of charlotte, and a fox, harry reid, and our 39th president by video, jimmy carter, who accepted his own party nomination here in 1976. also, a tribute to...
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there is open source, some planned demonstrations, in i believe los angeles and houston, among other places. those are posted on the web. but we have no indication of anything that is violent in nature. nonetheless, immediately after the attack in benghazi, we began outreach to a number of groups within the country, faith-based groups and others, who could be the target of a violent attack and provided them with guidance on things they can do to make sure they are as safe as possible. so we continue that outreach. we continue working with our local partners in terms of what they are seeing on the ground and then monitoring the open source media. >> thank you. let me ask you, finally, what we as a government can do to counteract the impact of this film? we are a country of almost 310 billion people now. this film, hateful, really, was done by a handful of people, and yet american embassies, consulates, not only are the subject of protests, which is very much in the american spirit of civil protests and right of free speech, but going beyond that to destruction of property and at its w
there is open source, some planned demonstrations, in i believe los angeles and houston, among other places. those are posted on the web. but we have no indication of anything that is violent in nature. nonetheless, immediately after the attack in benghazi, we began outreach to a number of groups within the country, faith-based groups and others, who could be the target of a violent attack and provided them with guidance on things they can do to make sure they are as safe as possible. so we...